make sure
idiom
: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.
Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.
They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
The receiver’s assistant deputy medical executive helps make sure health care services at correctional facilities are safe, high quality and constantly improving.
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So she’s introduced a new contract to make sure she’s protected from fluctuating prices.
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The Department of Labor will need strong verification to make sure the reports reflect reality.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
The receiver’s assistant deputy medical executive helps make sure health care services at correctional facilities are safe, high quality and constantly improving.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
So she’s introduced a new contract to make sure she’s protected from fluctuating prices.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The Department of Labor will need strong verification to make sure the reports reflect reality.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make sure
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“Make sure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sure. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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